The New York Metropolitan Opera

The Opera? At a movie theater?
That's right! The Palace 9 is pleased to be presenting the broadcast in glorious High Definition right from the Metropolitan Opera in New York City straight to our silver screen. Please stay tuned for more information on our coverage of the 2009-2010 season!

2009-2010 Season Schedule:

Please Note: Live Operas sell out quickly! We highly reccomend that you purchase your tickets well in advance of the show. Please familiarize yourself with our Policies listed below to find out how to get your tickets!

• Ambroise Thomas's Hamlet
  Approximate running time 3 hrs. 18 min.
  LIVE: March 27th at 1:00PM - [Buy Tickets]
  ENCORE: April 14th at 6:30PM - [Buy Tickets]
  
  Synopsis: Simon Keenlyside and Marlis Petersen bring two of Shakespeare’s unforgettable characters to life. When this production, directed by Patrice Caurier and Moshe Leiser, opened in London at Covent Garden, The Independent called Keenlyside’s Hamlet, "a revelation –thrilling throughout.” Petersen plays the volatile Ophélie, whose extended mad scene is among the greatest in opera. Louis Langrée conducts.
  
  
• Rossini's Armida
  Approximate running time 3 hrs. 53 min.
  LIVE: May 1st at 1:00PM - [Buy Tickets]
  ENCORE: May 19th at 6:30PM - [Buy Tickets]
  
  

  Synopsis: Renée Fleming stars as Rossini’s sorceress, opposite no fewer than six tenors. Mary Zimmerman returns to direct, bringing her fine-tuned theatricality to a work she describes as “a buried treasure, a box of jewels.” The fanciful story of the sorceress who enthralls men in her island prison of sensual delights, Zimmerman says, “has an epic, enchanted quality and a tremendous visual element.”

  
  

Opera Policies:

Movietickets.com purchases:
Please be advised when you buy tickets online at Movietickets.com there is a non-refundable service charge.  After purchasing them online, you must present the credit card you used at the theater box office in order to get your tickets.  At the time of pick-up, please be sure to advise our staff that you are picking up tickets that you have already purchased.

To buy tickets on Movietickets.com, simply find our theater and navigate to the date of the performance you wish to purchase tickets for using the drop down list towards the top of the page. Click the showtime (1PM for Live Performances and 6:30 for Encores) and proceed to follow the on screen directions.

Phone sales:
This year we happy to be announcing that we will be accepting purchases over the phone!  Simply call our theater at (802) 660-9300 during any of opperational hours and request to speak with a manager about purchasing opera tickets. 

Please be aware that there will be a non-refundable $3.00 service charge per ticket for sales over the phone.  You have the option of either picking the tickets up at the theater at anytime, or having them mailed to you.  Visa and Mastercard are the only forms of over-the-phone payments we accept.

Day of Opera:
Doors open at Noon for all live performances*, and at 6pm for all encore performances.  Seats are first come, first serve, no exceptions. 

No person will be admitted without a ticket.

*Doors may open earlier depending on film schedule

Refund policy
Due to the high demand for tickets, any refunds must be requested 30 minutes prior to the start time of the show.  Refunds will not be given after that time. 

In addition, tickets are not transferable to another show (ie, encores). If you would like to exchange your ticket to another performance you must do so at least 30 minutes prior to the show. 

If, due to inclement weather or another emergency situation you need to get a refund and cannot physically come to the theater to get a refund, we will refund your tickets over the phone (minus a $3.00 service charge), however we do require you mail the tickets to us as proof of purchase.  If tickets are not received in 10 days your credit card will be re-charged the amount of the ticket.